Goat cheese souffle
Goat cheese souffle recipe in the vegetarian category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 bay leaf
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- Grated Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
- 1 1/2 ounces herb and garlic soft cheese
- 5 ounces firm goat’s cheese, diced
- 6 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Recipe method:
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the flour and cook until golden, stirring occasionally.
- Pour in half the milk, stirring vigorously until smooth.
- Stir in the remaining milk and add the bay leaf.
- Season with a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper and nutmeg.
- Reduce the heat to medium low.
- Cover and simmer gently for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Generously butter a 6 1/4 cup souffle dish and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and discard the bay leaf.
- Stir in both cheeses.
- In a clean greasefree bowl, using an electric mixer or balloon whisk, beat the egg whites slowly until they become frothy.
- Add the cream of tartar, increase the speed and continue beating until they form soft peaks, then stiffer peaks that just flop over a little at the top.
- Stir a spoonful of beaten egg whites into the cheese sauce to lighten it, then pour the cheese sauce over the remaining whites.
- Using a large metal spoon, gently fold the sauce into the whites until the mixtures are just combined.
- Pour the souffle mixture into the prepared dish and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Serve at once.
- Make sure everyone is seated before the souffle comes out of the oven because it will begin to deflate almost immediately. The recipe works equally well with strong blue cheeses such as Roquefort.
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